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Old 03-24-2011, 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by bergerhag View Post
I had a problem on my 450 once, when starter motor just used too much power, leaving the voltage across battery terminals as low as 9 volts when cranking. This turned out to be below the lowest operating voltage of the ECU, and it was not working. As a result, there was no spark when cranking the engine with starter motor.

However, when cranked using the kick start, I got a good spark, and bike would start just fine.

Try hooking it up to a car battery.

It would be great if its that easy. I'll pass it on to the dealer.

Any ideas of where to get a used ECU / computer for a 450 ?? $ 600 is above my pay grade
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